مالی

See also: مالي and مالٍي

Persian

Etymology 1

From مال (mâl, “property”) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mɑː.ˈliː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.líː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.líː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.líː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.lí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒː.líː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔ.lí]

Readings
Classical reading?	mālī
Dari reading?	mālī
Iranian reading?	mâli
Tajik reading?	moli

Adjective

مالی • (mâli)

1. financial

   کمک مالی ― komak-e mâli ― financial aid

   مشکلات مالی ― moškelât-e mâli ― financial troubles

Descendants

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਮਾਲੀ (mālī)

  Shahmukhi script: مالی (mālī)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Mali.

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.líː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.líː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.líː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.lí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒː.líː]

Readings
Dari reading?	mālī
Iranian reading?	mâli

Proper noun

Dari	مالی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Малӣ

مالی • (mâli)

1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mäː.lː.iː/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian مالی.

Adjective

مالی • (mālī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਾਲੀ)

1. financial, fiscal, economic
2. (relational) revenue

Noun

مالی • (mālī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਾਲੀ)

1. highest prize
2. fight in wrestling

Related terms

• ਮਾਲ (māl, “goods”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

مالی • (mālī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਾਲੀ)

1. buffalo or cow bull
2. cattle

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀺 (māli), from Sanskrit मालिन् (mālin). Compare Hindi माली (mālī).

Noun

مالی • (mālī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਾਲੀ)

1. gardener

Further reading

• “مالی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024